Which sentence contains an adverbial phrase?

a. the hopeful actors agreed to meet in the dressing room before the audition.
b. the persistent rain left large, rippling puddles and soggy front lawns.
c. the ongoing delay really infuriated the cranky, grumbling audience. d
d. the oblivious pedestrian encountered loud car horns blaring at him.

4. how does the speaker's comparison of sinners to aninsect (paragraph 7) contribute to the central idea of thetext? o a it emphasizes the negative view god has ofsinners and how inconsequential they are to him.o b it stresses the connection that exists between allof god's creatures, whether they be human orinsect.o c it suggests that sinners can change for the better,as insects are known to go throughtransformations.o d it portrays sinners as being just as prevalentaround the earth as the wide variety of insects.